Folding box.



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FOLEILG BOX.

APPLICATION FILED AFR8| IBIS.

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APPLICATION msn APR.8,1916.

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SAMUEL P. SH'UEY, OF LAKEIVIP, OKLAHOMA.

FOLDING BOX.

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Application filed April 8, 1916.

To all whom t may concern.'

Bc it known that lf., SAMUEL P. SHUEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lakemp7 in the county of Beaver and State of Gklahoma, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Boxes; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in folding boxesand the principal object of the invention is to provide a device adaptedfor the shipment of eggs or anyT other product which may be folded afterhaving been used and returned to the shipper in such a condition as tooccupy a minimum amount of space.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a device which may beconstructed of any suitable material and which is folded in a novelmanner which will enable it to be easily and quickly folded or unfolded.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a novel means forlocking the device in its unfolded position.

A further and more specific object of tlie invention is to provide alocking means for the central partition to hold the same in its openposition and also to provide a device which is adapted to cooperate withthe lid lock to hold the lid in closed position when the device is inuse.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists in the novel combination and arrangements of partswhich will be fully set forth in the following specification andaccompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective view of acrate or boX constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the device showing it with the end wallsfolded.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the device showing the same with the endwalls folded and the front wall partly folded.

Fig. 4: is an end view of Fig. 3.'

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the device as it would appear when inits folded position.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view through the device showing the same in itsopen position, and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view illustrating in detailthe means Specification of Letters Patent.

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for holding the end walls and the central partition wall in theirunfolded position.

Referring to the drawings the numeral l designates the front wall of thedevice which is hinged to the bottom 2 as at 3. The opposite ends of thebottom 2 are provided with upturned flanges l which are formed in theiropposite ends with suitable openings for the reception of the pivot pinsby which the front and rear walls are pivotally connected in place. Thefront wall 1 is provided at opposite ends with the inturned flanges 5,the inner edges of which are inclined as at 6 so that when the device isfolded a space will be left for the accommodation of the pivot of therear wall which will be more fully hereinafter described. The rear wallof the device is designated by the numeral 7 and provided at oppositeends with the inturned flanges 8 which are provided at their lowerterminals with openings to aline with the openings in the rear ends ofthe fianges l and are adapted to receive the pivot pins 9 by means ofwhich the rear wall is pivotally connected in place.

vThe flanges 8 are formed by the attachingv of suitable angle members tothe rear wall and the terminals of the rear wall near its upper edge arebent inwardly as at l() to form locks for engagement with the end wallswhen they are in their raised position to hold them upwardly. Like therear wall 7 the front wall l is provided with angle plates which formthe flanges 5 and the opposite ends of the front walls at its upper edgeare slightly bent inwardly to form latches which conform to the latchesformed by the bent portions l0 which cooperate therewith in supportingthe end walls in a raised position. The cover is designated by thenumeral l1 and is hinged as at 19. to the upper edge of the rear wall asclearly illustrated in the drawings. The central parti tion wall of thedevice is designated by the numeral 13 and is hingedly connected as at14 to the bottom wall and the upper end of its forward edge is adaptedto be engaged by the outwardly bent portions 15 of the eye 16 whichprojects through the front wall and forms a fastening means 4for thecover when the device is in use.

Upon reference to the drawing it will be seen that in order to collapsethe boX the end walls designated by the numeral 17 which are hinged tothe bottom wall are swung inwardly and the front Wall l is then swungdownwardly on its pivot and against the outer sides of the end wallsthereby completely inclosing the same. Vhen the wall 1 has reached itslower limit of movement it will be seen that the inclined edges 6 willescape the pivot 9 and the rear walls 7 may then be swung downwardly tocompletely cover the front wall. The cover l1 is then swung so as to lieon top of the rear wall and it will be seen that the device will presentthe appearance illustrated in Fig. 5 and will occupy a. minimum amountof space when being returned to` the shipper. In order to open thedevice ready for use it will be evident that the rear wall is swungupwardly on pivot 9 and the front wall is then swung on its pivot 3 soas to assume the position shown in F ig. 2 whereupon the end walls areswung upwardly and it will be evident that when they reach their upperlimit of travel they will be engaged by the ends of the latch members 10and will be prevented from moving inwardly thereby. The centralpartition wall 13 is then swung upwardly on its hinge 14 and moves sothat its forward edge near the upper end is positioned between theoutwardly bent portions 15 of the eye 16 and will thus be held againstaccidental collapsing. The cover may then be closed and a suitablelocking means may be carried by the forward edge which will copcratewith the eye 16 in holding the cover tightly in place.

llhile in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changesmay be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fallwithin the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

lNhat is claimed is 1. A folding' crate comprising a bottom wall havingupturned flanges at opposite ends, a front wall having inturned flangesat opposite ends, pivot pins extending through the flanges and pivotallyconnecting the front and bottom walls, a rear wall having flanges atopposite ends, pivot pins extending through the flanges at the bottom'and rear walls to pivotally connect the same, inclined edges on theflanges of the front wall for accommodating the pivot pins of the rearwall whenV the front wall is lowered, a cover hinged to the free edge ofthe rear wall, a central partition wall hinged to the bottom wall, endwalls hinged to the bottom wall near the flanges, inturned latch membersat the upper edges of the front and rear walls adjacent their flangesand adapted to engage and hold the end walls in raised position, an eyeextending through the front wall, and right angle projections at theinner end of the eye adapted to engage and hold the partition wall inits raised position.

2. A folding crate comprising a bottom wall, angle members secured tothe opposite ends of the bottom wall, flanges on the angle membersextending upwardly from the bettom wall, a front wall, angle membersVsecured to opposite ends of the front wall, flanges on the anglemembers extending inwardly from the front wall, pivot pins hingedlyconnecting the flanges of the front and bottom walls, the inner edges ofsaid flanges being cut awa-y, a rear wall, angle members on the ends ofthe rear wall, `pivot pins eX- tending through the angle members of therea-r wall and the angle members of the bottom wall to hingedly connectthe bottom and rear walls, the cut away portion of the angle members ofthe front wall accommodating the pivot pins to the rear wall when thefront wall is folded, end walls hinged to opposite ends of the bottom',a central partition wall hinged to the bottom, inturned corners atopposite ends of the front and rear walls, said corners forming latchesto engage the end walls and hold the same in a raised position and acover for closing the whole.

In testimony'whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

A. E. CoNns, lV. J. LEHMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

